The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

Upon hearing this, the other guards also became excited.

They all joined the discussion.

"Hey, you know what, you really think this is a great idea. General Zhang Shi is incredibly ruthless to outsiders—he killed twenty-seven naval commanders without hesitation—but he's extremely generous to his subordinates. He's a real spendthrift! We could totally follow him!"

"Actually, I had the same thought. If we followed General Zhang Shi, our lives might be better."

"Yeah, we're all in the same battalion anyway, it doesn't matter who we follow. We're not surrendering to Ren Tianye, so I think this is definitely an option worth considering!"

"Definitely worth considering..."

……

The guards became increasingly excited as they talked, and their voices inadvertently grew louder. Then they heard a sound at the door, and the tent curtain was lifted, and Zhou Mengyan came out wearing his clothes.

"What do you mean absolutely yes?"

Zhou Mengyan asked, frowning.

The guards were terrified and remained silent for a moment.

"What exactly is possible?"

"Also, I vaguely heard you mention Zhang Shi. What does that mean?"

Zhou Mengyan asked another question, his voice suddenly turning cold and sharp.

One of the guards reacted quickly and shouted, "Grand Commander, we were just saying that General Zhang Shi, along with General Zhou Buzhang, is working hard to develop the navy, and we will definitely be able to resist Ren Tianye's army!"

"I see!" Zhou Mengyan said, "Then just say it directly, why are you being so hesitant?"

Zhou Mengyan was quite unhappy, but he didn't say anything more.

I don't know why, but I couldn't fall asleep tonight and just couldn't get up to walk around the military camp.

He immediately took two personal guards and paced around the military camp.

They hadn't gone far when they suddenly heard a buzzing sound in their ears again, as if soldiers were discussing something.

Looking up, I saw two soldiers on guard duty outside a tent not far away, whispering to each other. The sound was carried by the wind.

It was just that because of the distance, it was no longer very clear when it reached his ears.

He frowned and asked, "What are those two doing?"

"Go ask!"

One of the guards quickly ran over and returned a short while later, saying, "Grand Commander, those two are chatting."

"But this governor vaguely heard something about Zhang Shi, Shi Tou, and something like that..."

"You must have misheard me, Grand Commander."

"Did I hear that wrong again?" Zhou Mengyan felt dizzy and continued pacing forward. A moment later, he heard the sound again.

Then I saw several soldiers huddled together, whispering about something. When they got excited, they gestured wildly and looked quite happy.

"What are they so happy about now?"

The guard quickly replied, "Great Commander, I will go and inquire immediately."

A short while later, the personal guard returned to report: "Grand Commander, they were just chatting. After all, standing guard can be quite boring. As long as it doesn't cause any disturbance, talking is allowed in the military camp!"

Zhou Mengyan's brows furrowed even deeper.

He just felt that it wasn't like that, because he seemed to hear the words "Zhang Shi" and "Zhou Buzhang" again, but he wasn't sure and was a little dazed, thinking that he was just too tired lately.

Keep going...

Keep listening...

Zhou Mengyan listened the whole way, feeling as if countless sparrows were chirping around him, which made him feel very frustrated and increasingly confused.

Most importantly, this doubt did not just arise in a day, but day after day, for more than half a month, until Zhou Mengyan finally could not hold back any longer.

He bypassed Ruan Fei's disciplinary team and instead brought in his own trusted confidants to investigate.

The results of the investigation into her confidante were completely different from what Ruan Fei had reported.

"Grand Commander, my investigation has revealed that morale in the military camp has been low recently, with many soldiers, and even officers, discussing..."

"Should we serve Zhang Shi?"

"They...all harbored the idea of ​​following Zhang Shi!"

……